Here we are in the second half of May already, and time for a new Color Hues challenge! It was my turn to pick the colour duo, and I chose PURPLE and TEAL. Backstory... when it came time to pick my pair of hues, I picked these since it's a favourite pairing of mine for non-traditional Christmas card colours. But when I sat down to make my card, I wasn't feeling the Christmas thing! So here's my alternate:
I stamped these pretty flowers on watercolour paper and embossed them with a white pearl embossing powder, for a softer look than just white would be. I coloured them with Zig markers and a generous amount of water to let the colours flow within the embossed *compartments*. While they were drying, I found a cardstock to more or less match the flower centres and splattered some diluted acrylic paint. I splattered some on the flowers, too, but with the pale tone of the purples, it doesn't really show. I stamped the sentiment and gave both it and the teal panel purple mats.
Beautiful cards from my teammates and our current guest designer, Janet! I hope the colours will inspire you to join us!
Supplies: Neenah white, Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay (maybe) & (?) purple cardstock, WPlus9 Modern Peonies stamps & dies, Savvy Stamps sentiment die, Versamark & Stampin' Up lavender lace ink, Hero Arts white satin pearl embossing powder,Z ig markers, white acrylic paint
12 comments:
Gorgeous! Jo x
Your card is gorgeous, and I love those colors together.
You chose a really pretty combination of colours Lindsay, they look fab together on your card. :)
Loving your color combo Lindsey! I love the teal centers on your pretty flowers! I have a few Zigs that I need to get out and try again. Thanks for the inspiration!
Wonderful colors and lovely flowers.
Hugs diane
Thanks for the warm welcome. Love your soft coloured flowers!
Beautiful with the pearl embossing powder!
The colors on those flowers is gorgeous, and that rich background looks fabulous! I love how you made the flower centers a lighter version of the background too! Very striking and pretty!
Beautiful! I would never think of Christmas with these colors, now you have my mind spinning!
Swooning over your arrangement of purple flowers paired with the teal background. The flow of ink + water in the petal compartments makes for lovely dimension.
hugs~c
Beautiful and I love your color choices. I also love the way the watercolor pooled in the petal sections.
Simply beautiful...love your sweet flowers.
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